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Cesarean delivery is associated with celiac disease but not inflammatory bowel disease in children.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20478942     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to analyze a possible association between cesarean delivery and enteric inflammatory diseases in children. METHODS: A retrospective, multicenter, case-control study that included 1950 children was performed in cooperation with 26 university and 16 nonacademic children's hospitals. Information on intestinal disease manifestation, together with mode of delivery and gestational age at birth, postnatal complications, and breastfeeding, was collected by the attending physician from children and their parents who were visiting a gastrointestinal outpatient clinic for Crohn disease (CD; 516 cases), ulcerative colitis (250 cases), celiac disease (157 cases), and other gastrointestinal diseases (165 cases) and control subjects who were visiting ophthalmologic, orthodontic, and dental outpatient clinics (862 cases). RESULTS: Whereas the rate of cesarean delivery of children with Crohn disease or ulcerative colitis was similar to that of control subjects, a significantly enhanced likelihood of being born by cesarean delivery was found in children with celiac disease compared with control subjects (odds ratio: 1.8 [95% confidence interval: 1.13-2.88]; P = .014). CONCLUSIONS: The mode of delivery and associated alterations in the development of the enteric homeostasis during the neonatal period might influence the incidence of celiac disease.
Authors:
Evalotte Decker; Guido Engelmann; Annette Findeisen; Patrick Gerner; Martin Laass; Dietrich Ney; Carsten Posovszky; Ludwig Hoy; Mathias W Hornef
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-05-17
Journal Detail:
Title:  Pediatrics     Volume:  125     ISSN:  1098-4275     ISO Abbreviation:  Pediatrics     Publication Date:  2010 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-06-02     Completed Date:  2010-07-27     Revised Date:  2010-08-13    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0376422     Medline TA:  Pediatrics     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  e1433-40     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Institute for Medical Microbiology and Hospital Epidemiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Breast Feeding / statistics & numerical data
Case-Control Studies
Celiac Disease / epidemiology*,  immunology
Cesarean Section / adverse effects*
Child
Female
Homeostasis
Humans
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / epidemiology*,  immunology
Intestinal Mucosa / physiopathology
Male
Retrospective Studies
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Comment In:
Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2010 Aug;7(8):418

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